On May 24, 2020, at about 1:25 a.m., a gathering on a porch in the 1800 block of Gainesville Street in Southeast Washington, D.C. ended in gunfire. Twenty-six-year-old Kayvon Kinney was found unconscious with gunshot wounds and was pronounced dead at the scene. He had been socializing with his girlfriend, another couple and the woman’s mother; an argument between Kinney and his girlfriend preceded the violence.Following the shooting, detectives identified 25-year-old Michael Austin of Capitol Heights, Maryland, as a prime suspect.

Austin was arrested on July 6, 2020, and initially charged with second-degree murder while armed. Prosecutors later charged first-degree murder while armed, possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and unlawful possession of a firearm by a convict. Trial testimony included accounts from witnesses and Austin’s girlfriend about the argument and an eyewitness who said they heard a commotion and saw two men near the scene just before the shots.Austin was acquitted of all charges on November 15, 2023.

Are there any witnesses or neighbors who recall what they heard or saw that night?